The dead secret vs The Magnificent Ambersons: Which Should You Read?
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The dead secret
The Dead Secret is a novel published by Wilkie Collins, first in 1857 as a series in Charles Dickens Household Words weekly magazine and later the same year as a book. Much like his later novel The Woman in White…
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The Magnificent Ambersons
Major Amberson had "made a fortune" in 1878, when other people were losing fortunes, and the magnificence of the Ambersons began then. Magnificence, like the size of a fortune, is always comparative, as even Magnificent…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Magnificent Ambersons has the widest readership — 12416 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The dead secret | The Magnificent Ambersons | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (3028) | 3.8 (12416) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (7) | 3.9 (22) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (78) | 4.5 (24) |
Reception
| The dead secret | The Magnificent Ambersons | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3028 | 12416 |
| Editions | 167 | 194 |
| Citations | 11 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3355 | 12886 |
| Pages | 265 | 276 |